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EVENTS
Registration Open—Site Visits, Learning Sessions |
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Ross Elementary Principal, Raquel Rodriguez, presents to Ector County ISD site visit participants. |
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Special thanks to Midland ISD and Ector County ISD for hosting fall site visits so visitors could see Opportunity Culture® concepts in action! They were covered in the local press as well, in Educators get firsthand look at ECISD Opportunity Culture.
Interested in seeing for yourself? Carlsbad Municipal School District and Winchester Public Schools will host visits in the spring. Register today—space is limited!
Visit our events webpage to register for other upcoming events, including school staffing design professional learning, educator professional learning, and free webinars. |
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December and January
12/12 Opportunity Culture® Info Session, 1:00–1:45 p.m. ET FREE — Register
1/9 Introduction to School Staffing Design with Results, 1:00–3:30 p.m. ET — Register
1/15 Aspiring Multi-Classroom Leader™ Info Session, 4:35-5:30 p.m. ET FREE — Register
1/16 Opportunity Culture® Info Session: 1:00–1:45 p.m. ET FREE — Register |
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OPPORTUNITY CULTURE® AUDIO
Winchester District Goes Big by Going Small-Group
In October, Winchester Public Schools Superintendent Jason van Heukelum got good news from the latest Virginia student learning growth results—including that for the 2023–24 school year, seventh-grade math students were number 1 in the state for learning growth; fourth-grade math was in the top 10, and eighth-grade math was in the top 12. All three of these grades had 100 percent of their students reached by Multi-Classroom Leader™ teaching teams. And across the district, 15 teams are now reaching 100 percent of students in a subject or grade, with nine teams students’ making high growth.
In our new podcast package, hear from van Heukelum, a principal, and educators about how Opportunity Culture® teaching teams combine with a focus on small-group instruction to make a difference in student learning and school culture |
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How Small Groups Led to Big Middle School Math Growth
For more on small-group instruction, this audio piece delves into reflections and the “how” from one middle school math educator in the Team Reach Teacher™ role. Brian Tavenner discusses his wholehearted belief in the power of extensive small-group instruction to improve all students’ outcomes and the difference it makes in how he works with student learning data. |
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WEBINARS
Up Your Skills with Our Quick-Tips Webinar Library
We’re planning the spring slate of webinars now; meanwhile, if you missed last month’s webinars or any others we’ve hosted this year, check out the recordings! |
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How can teaching teams activate the superpower that is collaborative, cohesive lesson planning? If you’re a teaching team leader, how can you guide your team through productive planning meetings that create cohesive instruction for all the team’s students? If you’re on a teaching team, how can you get the most out of planning meetings, and help ensure great instruction across the team?
This two-part webinar series, led by two team leaders with a record of producing student learning growth, will help you be a hero for your students with powerful plans and a roadmap and resources to carry them out. Thanks to Alex Tobin of Thomasville City Schools and Tameka Rover-Brown of Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools for showing you how, whether you use a scripted curriculum or bake yours up from scratch—or both. |
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The certification and validation process for the 2024–25 school year is well underway. Schools are beginning to gain certified status by submitting their design information in the Opportunity Culture® portal, and to receive validation through Public Impact® feedback rounds—watch social media and the next newsletter for newly certified and validated sites. See the current list of schools with Certified Opportunity Culture School™ status here. |
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